Mercer International Inc. · NASDAQ:MERC
Mercer International — BC Bioenergy Network Conference 2011
11 slides from Mercer International's conference presentation, May 12, 2011
Slide 1: BC Bioenergy Network Conference, May 12, 2011
BC Bioenergy Network ConferenceMay 12, 2011
Slide 2: Forward Looking Statements
The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a "safe harbor" for forward-looking statements. Certain information included in this presentation contains statements that are forward-looking, such as statements relating to results of operations and financial conditions and business dev
Slide 3: Company Overview
Mercer conducts operations through three subsidiaries; two in Germany and one in British Columbia, CanadaMercer operates the only two NBSK market pulp mills in Germany - Europe's largest market for NBSK pulp - and one of the largest, most modern pulp mills in North America Company Overview Rosenthal
Slide 4: Modern and Competitive Assets
Modern and Competitive Assets Mercer's operations are some of the largest and most modern in the worldRelative age and production capacity provide a competitive advantage Note: Bubble sizes represent market and integrated pulp productions Source: Jaakko Poyry, July 2010 Low production costsLow maint
Slide 5: Growing Green Revenue Streams
Growing Green Revenue Streams Harnessing value and increasing production of highly reliable biomass based electricity is a significant part of our strategyAs well, we have been focused on the advancement of additional bio- based products CAGR: 20% Mercer has been amongst the first paper and forest p
Slide 6: Forest Value Utilization & Efficiency
Maximum value is extracted from BC's forests when the right fiber goes to the right end-users Lumber Pulp & Paper Specialty Chemicals Transportation Biofuels Electricity Wood Pellets Firewood Lumber Pulp & Paper Specialty Chemicals Transportation Biofuels Electricity / Heat (CHP) Wood Pellets Firewo
Slide 7: Celgar Green Energy Project
Celgar Green Energy Project An example of maximizing utilization at a high level of efficiency Transformation at Celgar - the Green Energy Project involved: Installing a 48 MW condensing turbine, increasing capacity to 100 MW Harnessing surplus biomass steam energy created from previous optimization
Slide 8: Bio-Chemicals Perspective
Bio-Chemicals Perspective Globally, a lot of research and development work is ongoing to develop new productsFrom a technical perspective, many components in wood are well suited for extraction and synthesis into valuable chemicalsMercer is participating in several R&D projects with various partners
Slide 9: Government Policy / Incentives
Government Policy / Incentives: Federal Government: In recent years, we believe good policy and programs have been developed:Green Transformation Program, TT-PSD & IFITThese programs have created some momentum in moving forward the development and commercialization of biomass based productsContinued
Slide 10: Government Policy: Provincial Government
Provincial Government: Current Affordability Affordability with Incentive Current Biomass Fuel Consumption Consumption with Incentive Sawmill Hog Roadside Debris Available Biomass Volume Continuum Biomass Fuel Cost Biomass Fuel Volume Standing Timber Through the Bioenergy Call processes for biomass
Slide 11: Key Take Aways
Biomass Resources are finite and we need to utilize them in the most efficient manner possibleGovernment policy and incentives are critical in developing new bio-energy and biochemical industriesPolicies and incentives must be competitive with other jurisdictionsIncentives and policies should not di
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